# Freddy Castillo

Freddy Castillo (born June 15, 1955) is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1971 to 1985. He is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the World Boxing Council (WBC) light-flyweight title in 1978, and the WBC and Ring magazine flyweight titles in 1982.

## Pro career

Known as "Chato Loco", Castillo turned pro in 1971 and won the WBC light flyweight title with a TKO win over Luis Estaba in 1978. He lost the belt in his first defense later that year to Netrnoi Sor Vorasingh by split decision. He later moved up in weight and in 1982 won the WBC and The Ring flyweight titles with a decision win over Prudencio Cardona. He lost the titles in his first defense to Eleoncio Mercedes by split decision. He retired in 1986 after losing to Sot Chitalada for the WBC flyweight title in Kuwait City, Kuwait. He also lost to Panamanians Alfonso Lopez and Hilario Zapata

## Professional boxing record

| 68 fights | 45 wins | 18 losses |
| By knockout | 30 | 5 |
| By decision | 14 | 12 |
| By disqualification | 1 | 1 |
| Draws | 5 | 5 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Age | Location | Notes |
| 68 | Loss | 45–18–5 | Sot Chitalada | UD | 12 | Feb 22, 1985 | 29 years, 252 days | El Saba Al Salem Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait | For WBC and The Ring flyweight titles |
| 67 | Loss | 45–17–5 | Antonio Avelar | TKO | 4 (10) | Sep 23, 1984 | 29 years, 100 days | Plaza de Toros El Toreo, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico | |
| 66 | Win | 45–16–5 | Carlos de la Paz | KO | 3 (?) | May 18, 1984 | 28 years, 338 days | Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico | |
| 65 | Win | 44–16–5 | Artemio Ruiz | KO | 5 (?) | Oct 27, 1984 | 29 years, 134 days | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 64 | Win | 43–16–5 | Arturo Tebaqui | TKO | 6 (?) | Apr 7, 1984 | 28 years, 297 days | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 63 | Win | 42–16–5 | Jose Luis Cruz | TKO | 1 (?) | Feb 11, 1984 | 28 years, 241 days | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 62 | Win | 41–16–5 | Arturo Mujica | TKO | 6 (?) | Nov 26, 1983 | 28 years, 164 days | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 61 | Loss | 40–16–5 | Luis Fernando Hernandez | TKO | 3 (?) | Aug 15, 1983 | 28 years, 64 days | Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico | |
| 60 | Draw | 40–15–5 | Candido Tellez | PTS | 10 | May 28, 1983 | 27 years, 347 days | Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico | |
| 59 | Loss | 40–15–4 | Eleoncio Mercedes | SD | 15 | Nov 6, 1982 | 27 years, 144 days | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Lost WBC and The Ring flyweight titles |
| 58 | Win | 40–14–4 | Prudencio Cardona | UD | 15 | Jul 24, 1982 | 27 years, 39 days | Carte Clara Baseball Park, Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | Won WBC and The Ring flyweight titles |
| 57 | Win | 39–14–4 | Lupe Acosta | PTS | 12 | Feb 26, 1982 | 26 years, 256 days | Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico | Retained NABF flyweight title |
| 56 | Win | 38–14–4 | Javier Lucas | PTS | 10 | Sep 26, 1981 | 26 years, 103 days | Carte Clara Baseball Park, Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 55 | Win | 37–14–4 | Gabriel Bernal | TKO | 8 (12) | Aug 22, 1981 | 26 years, 68 days | Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico | Won vacant NABF flyweight title |
| 54 | Win | 36–14–4 | Jorge de Jesus | TKO | 4 (10) | Jul 17, 1981 | 26 years, 32 days | Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico | |
| 53 | Win | 35–14–4 | Nestor Obregon | TKO | 6 (?) | May 15, 1981 | 25 years, 334 days | Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico | |
| 52 | Win | 34–14–4 | Javier Lucas | PTS | 10 | Apr 24, 1981 | 25 years, 313 days | Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico | |
| 51 | Loss | 33–14–4 | Jose Gallegos | PTS | 12 | Mar 30, 1981 | 25 years, 288 days | Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico | For Mexico flyweight title |
| 50 | Win | 33–13–4 | Gabriel Bernal | PTS | 10 | Jan 30, 1981 | 25 years, 229 days | Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico | |
| 49 | Win | 32–13–4 | Alfredo Hernandez | PTS | 10 | Dec 20, 1980 | 25 years, 188 days | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 48 | Loss | 31–13–4 | Amado Ursua | TKO | 3 (?) | Oct 25, 1980 | 25 years, 132 days | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | |
| 47 | Win | 31–12–4 | Samuel Machorro | TKO | 6 (?) | Sep 6, 1980 | 25 years, 83 days | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | |
| 46 | Loss | 30–12–4 | Alfonso Lopez | PTS | 10 | Apr 26, 1980 | 24 years, 316 days | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 45 | Win | 30–11–4 | Elid Fernandez | KO | 4 (?) | Feb 10, 1980 | 24 years, 240 days | Plaza de Toros San Roque, Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico | |
| 44 | Win | 29–11–4 | Ramon Balbino Soria | TKO | 6 (10) | Nov 10, 1979 | 24 years, 148 days | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina | |
| 43 | Draw | 28–11–4 | Rodolfo Rodriguez | PTS | 10 | Oct 27, 1979 | 24 years, 134 days | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina | |
| 42 | Loss | 28–11–3 | Jose Gallegos | PTS | 12 | Sep 17, 1979 | 24 years, 94 days | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico | For vacant Mexico flyweight title |
| 41 | Loss | 28–10–3 | Hilario Zapata | UD | 12 | Jun 23, 1979 | 24 years, 8 days | Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama | |
| 40 | Loss | 28–9–3 | Jose Gallegos | PTS | 10 | Mar 5, 1979 | 23 years, 263 days | Houston, Texas, U.S. | |
| 39 | Win | 28–8–3 | Antonio Avelar | TKO | 10 (10) | Oct 21, 1978 | 23 years, 128 days | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 38 | Win | 27–8–3 | Juan Alvarez | TKO | 10 (?) | Jul 29, 1978 | 23 years, 44 days | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 37 | Loss | 26–8–3 | Netrnoi Sor Vorasingh | SD | 15 | May 6, 1978 | 22 years, 325 days | Bangkok, Thailand | Lost WBC light flyweight title |
| 36 | Win | 26–7–3 | Luis Estaba | TKO | 14 (15), 2:30 | Feb 19, 1978 | 22 years, 249 days | Nuevo Circo, Caracas, Venezuela | Won WBC light flyweight title |
| 35 | Win | 25–7–3 | Wilberth Canche | TKO | 3 (?) | Sep 17, 1977 | 22 years, 94 days | Parque Carta Clara, Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 34 | Win | 24–7–3 | Aureliano Sanchez | KO | 3 (?) | Aug 14, 1977 | 22 years, 60 days | Tenosique, Tabasco, Mexico | |
| 33 | Win | 23–7–3 | Pedro Flores | DQ | 8 (?) | Jul 6, 1977 | 22 years, 21 days | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 32 | Win | 22–7–3 | Adelaido Galindo | TKO | 8 (?) | Apr 30, 1977 | 21 years, 319 days | Parque Carta Clara, Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 31 | Win | 21–7–3 | Juan Jose Guzman | PTS | 10 | Mar 25, 1977 | 21 years, 283 days | Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | Not to be confused with Juan Guzman |
| 30 | Win | 20–7–3 | Antonio Avelar | PTS | 10 | Feb 4, 1977 | 21 years, 234 days | Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | |
| 29 | Win | 19–7–3 | Freddy Polanco | KO | 1 (?) | Jan 15, 1977 | 21 years, 214 days | Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico | |
| 28 | Win | 18–7–3 | Arturo Delgado | PTS | 10 | Sep 14, 1976 | 21 years, 91 days | Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico | |
| 27 | Loss | 17–7–3 | Freddy Hernandez | TKO | 5 (?) | Feb 4, 1976 | 20 years, 234 days | Plaza de Toros, Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 26 | Win | 17–6–3 | Juan Zarate | TKO | 2 (?) | Aug 6, 1975 | 20 years, 52 days | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 25 | Win | 16–6–3 | Frankie Granados | KO | 3 (?) | Jul 7, 1975 | 20 years, 22 days | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 24 | Win | 15–6–3 | Rocky Thompson | KO | 1 (?) | May 7, 1975 | 19 years, 326 days | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 23 | Loss | 14–6–3 | Juan Diaz | DQ | 4 (?) | Jan 9, 1975 | 19 years, 208 days | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 22 | Win | 14–5–3 | Jose Curiel | TKO | 3 (?) | Oct 5, 1974 | 19 years, 112 days | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 21 | Win | 13–5–3 | Rancherito Hernandez | KO | 3 (?) | Sep 7, 1974 | 19 years, 84 days | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 20 | Win | 12–5–3 | Jose Mendoza | KO | 7 (?) | Aug 23, 1974 | 19 years, 69 days | Valladolid, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 19 | Win | 11–5–3 | Chucho Loria | KO | 7 (?) | Jul 20, 1974 | 19 years, 35 days | Valladolid, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 18 | Loss | 10–5–3 | Luis Enrique Garcia | PTS | 10 | Mar 23, 1974 | 18 years, 281 days | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 17 | Win | 10–4–3 | Gonzalo Gonzalez | PTS | 8 | Sep 8, 1973 | 18 years, 85 days | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 16 | Loss | 9–4–3 | Evelio Munoz | PTS | 8 | Aug 19, 1973 | 18 years, 65 days | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 15 | Win | 9–3–3 | Kid Valente | PTS | 8 | Jul 8, 1973 | 18 years, 23 days | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 14 | Loss | 8–3–3 | Chucho Loria | PTS | 8 | Jun 22, 1973 | 18 years, 7 days | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 13 | Win | 8–2–3 | Baby Gil | KO | 2 (?) | May 21, 1973 | 17 years, 340 days | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 12 | Win | 7–2–3 | Kid Copetes | KO | 4 (?) | Apr 25, 1973 | 17 years, 314 days | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 11 | Draw | 6–2–3 | Chucho Loria | PTS | 6 | Mar 8, 1973 | 17 years, 266 days | Progreso, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 10 | Win | 6–2–2 | Lupe Madera | PTS | 6 | Oct 5, 1972 | 17 years, 112 days | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 9 | Draw | 5–2–2 | Chucho Loria | PTS | 6 | Aug 23, 1972 | 17 years, 69 days | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 8 | Win | 5–2–1 | Gonzalo Gonzalez | PTS | 6 | Jun 2, 1972 | 16 years, 353 days | Progreso, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 7 | Draw | 4–2–1 | Irving Cetina | PTS | 6 | May 3, 1972 | 16 years, 323 days | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 6 | Win | 4–2 | Miguel Camargo | KO | 4 (?) | Jan 28, 1972 | 16 years, 227 days | Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico | |
| 5 | Loss | 3–2 | Romulo Cortes | PTS | 4 | Jan 12, 1972 | 16 years, 211 days | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 4 | Win | 3–1 | Magallo Lozada | PTS | 4 | Dec 1, 1971 | 16 years, 169 days | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 3 | Win | 2–1 | Agustin Cruz | KO | 1 (?) | Nov 8, 1971 | 16 years, 146 days | Tenosique, Tabasco, Mexico | |
| 2 | Win | 1–1 | Ranulfo Cano | KO | 4 (?) | Oct 20, 1971 | 16 years, 127 days | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 1 | Loss | 0–1 | Guty Espadas | KO | 4 (?) | Sep 22, 1971 | 16 years, 99 days | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | |